Don Pettit / NASA Blue Origin launched its New Glenn heavy-lift rocket for the first time last week, and news sites and social media feeds were quick to share dramatic images of the 98-meter-tall ...

SM-65A Atlas ICBM in 1958 Naturally, the Atlas V that’s flying today looks nothing like the squat stainless steel rocket that carried John Glenn to orbit in 1962. Aerospace technology has ...

The 313 ft (95 m) tall New Glenn rocket, named after the first US astronaut to orbit the Earth, isn't as large or as powerful as SpaceX's Starship, but it can still place up to 45 tonnes into ...

Rick Scott, announced plans to build and launch New Glenn rockets on the Space Coast of Florida. The massive rocket successfully ... Below are photos of Blue Origin, New Glenn, launch facilities ...

Here is a look at the life of John Glenn, the first American to orbit the Earth and a former US senator. Personal Birth date: July 18, 1921 Death date: December 8, 2016 Birth place: Cambridge, Ohio ...

Godspeed, New Glenn! From concept to potential launch, it's been years in the making. In September 2015, Blue Origin founder Jeff Bezos, joined by then-Florida Gov. Rick Scott, announced plans to ...